Curriculum

Miss Christy and Miss Sue’s December Newsletter

by Christy 11.30.2011 Curriculum

Winter is nearly upon us and we have been studying “Winter Wonderlands” this week and we will continue into next week as well! We have had such a great time participating in science experiments such as predicting which ice cube will melt the quickest

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French With My Friends

by Sarah 11.14.2011 Curriculum

Our French adventures have been so much fun! The children are doing very well during class and really enjoy learning a new language. I encourage families to look over our

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Miss Sarah and Miss Elena’s November Newsletter

by Sarah 11.14.2011 Curriculum

Classroom Activities As part of our daily curriculum we have begun to have the children “sign in” upon arrival to class. We vary this activity by having the children find the letters in their name in our alphabet stamps, tracing their name with our dot-to-dot letters, or using pencils to practice actually writing our letters. [...]

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Miss Theresa and Miss Tiffany’s November Newsletter

by Theresa 11.14.2011 Curriculum

Dinosaurs have been a HUGE hit in our classroom! We have been measuring, patterning, and counting dinosaurs. Dinosaur math can be so much fun! We were also very busy being creative. We have painted dinosaurs and made footprints, bones, rubbings, and dinosaur eggs. We have learned many interesting facts about dinosaurs. One of our favorite [...]

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Miss Christy & Miss Sue’s November Newsletter

by Christy 11.14.2011 Curriculum

November is sure to be a great month in our classroom! The week of November 14th we will be learning about different community helpers. Several parents and friends will be visiting our classroom this week to share information about their jobs and how they help people in our community. We have a social worker, a [...]

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Miss Kelly and Miss Beth’s November Newsletter

by Kelly 11.13.2011 Curriculum

BUBBLES, BUBBLES EVERYWHERE! This past week we began a unit on Bubbles. The children have been very enthusiastic about learning more about them and have especially enjoyed the “exploration and discovery” side of bubbles. We’ve been making various bubble solutions with ingredients such as soap, water, sugar, glycerin, corn syrup, and cooking oil. We then [...]

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Miss Krista’s Kindergarten Newsletter: 11-11-11

by Krista 11.11.2011 Curriculum

5, 4, 3, 2, 1…. BLASTOFF!!!! We began our thematic unit on Outer Space this past week in kindergarten. By using thematic lessons in the classroom, we are able to take a large topic, such as space, and incorporate it into every subject area. In social development, we transformed our dramatic play center into a [...]

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Wooly Bear’s Winter Prediction?

by Sarah 11.07.2011 Curriculum

According to folk wisdom, when the brown bands on fall woolly bears are narrow, it means a harsh winter is coming. The wider the brown band, the milder the winter will be. So, look closely. What kind of winter do you think we will have?

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